Looking Back

Fifty years ago today, April 19, 1966

Nurse Program

Columbus College has been authorized to proceed with preliminary planning for initiation of a two-year associate degree program in nursing, Dr. Harry Downs, director of Junior College Operations for the State Board of Regents, said today.

Education

A new state allocation of $2,578,695 in school construction funds will be used by the Muscogee County School District to launch another building program. The new priority list-to be drawn up this month-will probably include an elementary school in the Buena Vista Road area.

Alcohol Board

A grand jury proposal for the creation of an Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission (ABCC) crashed into a cold Columbus City Commission shoulder Monday. Commissioner Jesse Binns, in a brief but heated talk called the proposal “very illegal.”

This story was originally published April 18, 2016 at 5:47 PM with the headline "Looking Back."